TElX509Certificate.LoadKeyFromStreamPVK method

TElX509Certificate.LoadKeyFromStreamPVK

Reads the certificate's private key from the stream. The key should be contained in PVK format.

Declaration

[C#]
int LoadKeyFromStreamPVK(System.IO.Stream Stream, string Password, int Count);

[VB.NET]
Function LoadKeyFromStreamPVK(ByVal Stream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal Password As String, ByVal Count As Integer) As Integer

[Pascal]
function LoadKeyFromStreamPVK(Stream : TStream; const Password : string; Count : integer = 0) : integer;

[C++]
int32_t LoadKeyFromStreamPVK(TStream &Stream, const std::string &Password, int32_t Count);
int32_t LoadKeyFromStreamPVK(TStream *Stream, const std::string &Password, int32_t Count);

[PHP]
integer LoadKeyFromStreamPVK(TStream $Stream, string $Password, integer $Count)

[Java]
int loadKeyFromStreamPVK(TElStream Stream, String Password, int Count);
int loadKeyFromStreamPVK(InputStream Stream, String Password, int Count);

Parameters

Stream - The stream from which the private key is loaded.
Count - Optional parameter that specified the number of bytes to be read. If this parameter is zero, the whole stream (from current position till the end) is read.
Password - The password to decrypt the private key. If the key is not encrypted, set this parameter to empty string

Return value

0 on success.
PVK error code otherwise.

Description

Use this method to read the certificate's private key from the stream. The read operation is started at current stream position and finished when the end of the stream reached or when the number of bytes specified in Count parameter is read. The private key must have been saved in PVK (Microsoft secret) format.

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